SHIMANO DX Spindles............

[adenough]

mine are 1/2 inch, was wondering if any generic spindles would fit as i now need 9/16? such as from Victors etc?  advice appreciated 

[Discostu]

Buy the black halfords pedals that are in the dx style. They are around £13 and are a straight swap. 

[adenough]

Bingo, Thanks, 

[adenough]

are these the ones ?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_566789_langId_-1_categoryId_165566#tab1

[Discostu]

Yes they are the ones. 

We should make this a sticky. I've lost count the amount of times I have given out this information. 

[adenough]

 

[GavinDavis]

Buy the black halfords pedals that are in the dx style. They are around £13 and are a straight swap. 

Bit of a long shot but I dont suppose this trick would work for Peregrine platforms would it Stu?  I was thinking of making some you see 

[Discostu]

Take yours out and measure them. Sketch a pic of the shape and the measurements. Then we can have a look for spindles that are similar. 

[Discostu]

You can also buy inserts for cranks that convert 9 1/6" to 1/2" 
But I have never used them. 

[adenough]

similar to a helicoil?

[GavinDavis]

Take yours out and measure them. Sketch a pic of the shape and the measurements. Then we can have a look for spindles that are similar. 

They havnt arrived yet  .....Forward planning 

Bought some Nos ones off a fellow Radster in France, he sent them out yesterday so they wont be long ....Woohoo!!

[GavinDavis]

You can also buy inserts for cranks that convert 9 1/6" to 1/2" 
But I have never used them. 

Interesting!!!!  Can you get a link up Stu?

[Discostu]

I found some ages ago on a web site.  Fook knows where. I will have a search. 

[GavinDavis]

I found some ages ago on a web site.  Fook knows where. I will have a search. 

Top man!  Would be a nice easy bit of kit for quite a few Radsters if it worked well 

[Dannywhac]

Buy the black halfords pedals that are in the dx style. They are around £13 and are a straight swap. 

Bit of a long shot but I dont suppose this trick would work for Peregrine platforms would it Stu?  I was thinking of making some you see 

For Perry's they'll work - you do need to trim off (with a Dremel) the last three threads on the new axles to get them to fit though. Done it a load of times

[Discostu]

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/pedals.html

I'm not sure if these were the ones I found before. 
As you can see they ain't cheap.

[GavinDavis]

Buy the black halfords pedals that are in the dx style. They are around £13 and are a straight swap. 

Bit of a long shot but I dont suppose this trick would work for Peregrine platforms would it Stu?  I was thinking of making some you see 

For Perry's they'll work - you do need to trim off (with a Dremel) the last three threads on the new axles to get them to fit though. Done it a load of times

Nice one Dan  .....Look to be a cheaper alternative then to making a new set

Ed, if your reading....   

[GavinDavis]

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/pedals.html

I'm not sure if these were the ones I found before. 
As you can see they ain't cheap.

Ah cheers for the link Stu

It looks as though the final thread is 1/2" to fit an OPC....ultimately allowing you to use a 9/16th on an OPC.....really nice idea if they'd done it the other way round, although i guess it would extend the pedals from the crank arms quite a bit by the look of it.

[adenough]

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JIC-female-Swivel-x-Bsp-male-Adaptor-9-16-18-x-1-2-6-/160919416197?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item25778b6d85

[adenough]

lots of thread tape 

[Discostu]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JIC-female-Swivel-x-Bsp-male-Adaptor-9-16-18-x-1-2-6-/160919416197?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item25778b6d85

The thread on that is bsp. Ie British standard piping!!  Not the same as your cranks or pedals. Besides one side is left hand threaded. 

[adenough]

bsp, i remember that bugger of a thread, one of the hoses went on my lancia delta years ago, had a nightmare tryin to find the right bit!

[kev-s]

the halfords fpd alloy platform pedal as posted above are a straight swap inc all the bearing cups, cones, lock nuts, bearings etc... the whole hardware fits into the dx body

if you want adaptors to convert 1/2 to 9/16th then asda is your best/easiest place, get some free pedals too

http://direct.asda.com/Bell-Universal-Bike-Pedal/000909255,default,pd.html?utm_source=ggle-shop&utm_medium=css&utm_term=000909255&utm_content=Other%20Bicycle%20Accessories&utm_campaign=ad&cm_mmc=ad-css-_-ggle-shop-_-Other%20Bicycle%20Accessories-_-000909255&istCompanyId=71f4ae42-94c5-4821-aa58-05eff6da2486&istItemId=mpitilrl&istBid=t

[adenough]

there cool

[ozone]

the halfords fpd alloy platform pedal as posted above are a straight swap inc all the bearing cups, cones, lock nuts, bearings etc... the whole hardware fits into the dx body

if you want adaptors to convert 1/2 to 9/16th then asda is your best/easiest place, get some free pedals too

http://direct.asda.com/Bell-Universal-Bike-Pedal/000909255,default,pd.html?utm_source=ggle-shop&utm_medium=css&utm_term=000909255&utm_content=Other%20Bicycle%20Accessories&utm_campaign=ad&cm_mmc=ad-css-_-ggle-shop-_-Other%20Bicycle%20Accessories-_-000909255&istCompanyId=71f4ae42-94c5-4821-aa58-05eff6da2486&istItemId=mpitilrl&istBid=t

Perfect for bow-legged people them.